The New York Herald Newspaper, November 17, 1853, Page 2

Our Washington Gen. Pierce. Hurrah! hurrab! hurrah! Three Brasil amd her Policy—The Navigation of Correspondence. cheers for ' Wasuinc ton, Nov. 14, 1853. Mr. Wastucn, chairman, tall pen moti to Marcy and the New York Election— The New ke cater, You Ca we 8 ntateation party an Collector and Guthrie— Territorial nt pa cme pe ity, let the other wide be heard. ge for Hoover, the successful applicant for marsual. He is for Nebraska, 8 ¢., §* I understand that Gov. Marcy was dissatisfied with the ex:uses made to him the other day, by John Vana Buren, concerning the New York election, and Could give bim no assurances wha‘ever of the future pelicy of the Presideut on the subject. The Premier, in a word, though disposed to fall easy, is sagacious nough te see that the meeting of Congress will be the aignal for hot work. He looks perturbed, walks faster than usual, talks more roughly and abruptly, bat‘ssys be has seen such splits in New Youk before. My opinion is that he, at least, will fight it out. It Redficld is rejected by the Senate, as he may be, it is very likely that Secretary Guthrie will va- eate the Treasury; and taut there is a movement on foot'‘now to bring about that test, have some rea- Ben to believe. Get Guthrie out, and we may count Upon a complete recoustruction of at least half the ‘The result in Mississippi will be followed up, ac- eording to advices here received, by the election of Jefferson Davis to the Senate, the contest before the being between him and Gen. Foote, and the latter being badly beaten. My present belief is, that if elected to the Senate, Davia will resign the Yee Dovertmest, for the sake of the Presideat and de! . Indeed, if he does not resiga to fight Toombs, of Georgia, it will be a matver of sur- to all who know both parties, for both Toombs Davis are said to be red hot dghting men The President looks well enough, appears oasy, but talks sorrowfully over the result in New Yor! He keeps his own conse: upow the sabject, how- ever, except with the Cabinet; and, from the fre- = visits during the last week, of Gov. Marcy to White Honse, it is evideat that the Premier has been hard, with such poor excuses a3 Joha Vea rive, to explain the business. And ‘mon are surely in trouble, for at in the forenoon Major Nicholson with tue Presisent, or waiting to see in or coming out. He looks as if no- another letter from Gen. Cass would sive ting to the Union office; and that written. from the several departments will increae of receiots, but a reduc- aud @ good many little items of satisfactory as far agit goes; but le extra appropriations will be re- my on the frontiers, and for the another tory feature about tekely Fe it Bt i tha; is, that wita one or two ex: accessible men, aad readyin a all the informetion to their the rales and reservations by guided. i have nothing to do with the ; but, of course, the democratio jal'y of the Vas Burea stripe, will see the President before settling upon their y Be cee bo Dryer rest can be me Whoever may be e peaker, it is supposed will, of course, omenld the President before appointing the of the House, so as to sha i f a 4 2 Piaf fe their composition to meet the public measures to recommended in the annual message; and, by the way, May count upon a good, substantial matter-of- , progressive mexsaxe, done up in good style. & Ofcourse, the branch of the message relating to our affairs, will be made up from the report from the Department, which is always embodied in the message ; and here we may, of course, expest to see the views of the Premier on diplomatic cos- tumes and the Kostza case repeated, together with some very important allusions to “manifest destiny.” And I am inclined to think thas the Presiient will recummend a territorial government for Nebraska, and | igang lly Soo will sont y fine opening nation: jocrats upon the slavel question. Tomas.” Wasmtvaton, Nov. 15, 1853. National Democratic Ratification Mecting in Washington — Very Amusing and Funny Proceedings. Agreeab!y to notice given in thc newspapers, inviting the democratic republicans of the District of Colembia, and the citizens of the several States sojourning here, opposed to free soilism, or any recognition of the same by a democratic administration, to meet at Capp’s Saloon last night, a dense crowd assembled at that place, ao ompanied by Prosperi’s brass band. Over the platform were printed banners of the follow- ing purport:—““G. C. Bronson, ‘The blood of the martyra is the seed of the Church’.”’ “‘D. 8. Dickinson: The Con- stitution canonly be maintained by democratic princi- ples, untainted by free soili‘m.” “The rights of the States: No interference of the general government.’ “Ne union with the enemies of the Union” “To the national democracy of New York, the South sends greet ing, her love and cor fidence.” “The Baltimore platfor: Not for the time being, but for all time.” “The Inangu- raladdress: Its sentiments are the sentiments of the ua- téonal demoeracy.”’ The meeting was called to order by Major Chase, who moved that Charles 3. Wallach take the chair as Presi- dent of the meeting. This was agreed to. Some fifteen Vice Presicents were elected and thres Secretaries, the chief being Mr. B. Chase, late private | Secretary of Senator Douglas. Major Wallach, the President of the meeting, is ene of & worthy and enterprising set of brothers. Ricnard was | Marshal of this district under President Fillmore, and is & good whig. Douglas, editor of the Evening Star, ina Van Buren Guthrie demarcrat. Charles, who was @ candi- Gate for the Marshalship, is an indignant national demo- @rat, anc hence he was the very man for President of this meeting. He could enter it with a vim. On taking the chair be made a seat little spesch on the late grand cational democratic triumph in New York, 02 the principles of the Union ani the constitution, and his identification with those priaciples, and hope? thit the meeting, in view of these great principles, would be stead- Uy condueted. ‘Mr. Corneiivs Wexprtt, late of the Alh- Argus Sem of Wendell, Van Bexthoysen &C> 3.4, isha. om Satan bert eretet J aly engaged here ia the briok Drick bitoself, offe | -«@ Cag@tel, and s regular hunker tions, of the .ed @ presmable and series of resola. The pe -ollowing purport: oe mble declares the Iate New York election to ee pon a contest be:een the national iemocracy ant two free ecil ‘actiops—one headed by John Van Buren, and the other by William H. Seward, ‘The first resolution declares that Gen Pierce was elected because of his Union pria-ipies, and by the overwheim- Uptoe senti went of the country second rewlution declares that the Baltimore plat- forme of "44 and 48, and reaffirmed io 1852, are not an oranact aaa pardon to those who de- Cass in 1 : ‘The third resolution denounces the interference of Sec- retary Guthrie in New York politics, aa an invasion of State rights, and disreputable to the general government, and as calling for immedia‘e currec ion by the President. The fourth resolution congratulates the South upon firmness to priuciyle of the na‘ional demoerats in the late election, against all drawbacks and temptations. The Gfth resolution derounces with ‘ loathing ani contempt the ungenerous and untrutl fal attecks which have been made upoc the character of the Hon. Daniel Eee ., (an unsuccessful applicant for t Attorney for this di-triet,) toox ody, of course, expected taat he would ‘administration stropg. But ino sich He opened up in support of the adaivistration; ‘ana the ¢heers which broke out betrayed thi ease of company of government ew it down the meeting Some five banired per. prevent—ab ug one half qhigs, the other molety being divided between iadiiferent spectators, a few active nationals and «@ very active orgarized body of Guthriemes, apparently acting under the lead of ar. William Thomas, Deputy Colleevor of this port. As Mc Ratcliffe proceeded, there was A Vors—Are you not a disappointed office seeker? Ha! ha! ba! Yes! Avswer that. Mr. Ratourre—Yes, I am a dieappolared applicvnt I was disappointed in 1644 and divsppointed in 1859. | have always been disappointed. But what of that? shall I makewar upon @ democratic adailnistration because [ ave peow ted? No, gewtiemen (Lively cheer: fog.) And I tell “ey Tecan’ sanction that sort o’ war fare which asails ae Se Cabinet aot «pares the President Applause.) You can’t strike the (ndinet without nirik Proddest. « Three cheers fur Guthrie!’ and they were given vith a ) Anortn Vorce—Three cheers for the administratioa’ And they were ce: ‘Vouoscn the right—Three cheers for Lewis Cass! Har gab! burrab! hurrah! the course of his remarks Mr. Ratcliffe admonished feliow-ertizens tha Ae ead polioy here to take nd agsinst the administration, because of tha appro Catkeae from Coogress, wpm chich thin city depeols eS (Great Car property is interested. (Loaiap se ) , tbe sponser’ aden iwhed the mest ng t the of the resulu'ioos would be @ evodemoas tion of the acministration. (Decide! applause just be- Jow the stand Mr. Virvecd ext took the floor. He said he was in strumental in getting up this call (‘You don’t «ay av! Oh, bes: bim! hear bis The room as full of tubacon sinoke ae a Dutch dance hou'e full one fourth of the audi ence smoking segers.) Mr. Wendell was in earnest. He asked where were the national Dickinson democrats of New York in 18487 ‘A Vorce—I auppone they were in New York. Yes, sir; and where the Van Bareo traitors in 151%) Where are a now? Who led them then, and #ho leads them now? John Van Buren, that an lashing traitor to God an4 his country And w Mr. Pierce, aod who is Mr. Guthrie? They are but m bas made them what thry They are bat the servants of the le. Are we not ina free country? Shall we bow down to sing borannas’ to the kioy, right or wroog? (Ve! You!) Has Gen Pierce carried out U ciples ithe democratic party? (Yes, hy has! bo! not here. ‘Overton! Cverton! Give us some masic here. Music! And the band struck up Hail Columbia.) ‘Mr. Wxnpxtt then resumed, and p: opused three cheers for Danie! S. Dickinson for his course ou the compromise measures, (Yes! Yes! No! No! No! Ta ree tremendous sheers were given, the whigs joining in or. Come of the Wastiacton Sentinel, then took the siand, ané was listened to with marked attention throagh- out a cool and deliberate speech. He gave a history of the Van Buren party from 1844 down to 1552. la that year we had them under our feet, and should have trampled them into the dust, reptiles as they are. He then spoke of the free soil bullies at Syracuse—of the interference of the ‘authorities at Washington ia a local State election— of the gratuitous assaults which have been made upon Daniel S. Dickimton—of the -_ of attempting to con:olidate the party vpon the spoils—of hia belief in the honest and well-meapt intentions of the President; and he closed by saying, that here we do not propor te break down the administration; but the question is, whether free soil shall or shali not be a ruling element in the national democratic party. Musto—The Star spsngled Banner.”? Mr. Rarcurrs (mounting the stand)—Gentlemen, these resolutions aim a blow at the President of the Uni‘ed States. Let those desirous of giving that blow vote for the resolutions. (Three cheers.) Mr. Weypkit (rounting the stand)—‘No, sir!’ (ina loud voice,) “I deny it, and I cast the denial into your teeth;”’ shaking his open hand at Rateliffe. (‘Hear him! hear him |” from the whigs. ) Mr. Wkwpxit advocated the rerolutions, and challenged any man to find anything in them that was not sound, democratic doctrine. He proj three cheers for the national democratic party. (Great cheering on the right: noise and confusion on the left.) Resolutions put, ard declared to be adopted. “Three cheers for the constitution !” Carried. “Three cheers for General Pierce!’ (fremendous en- thusiasm on the bar “Three sheers for ? (Loud cheering on the right; hisses on the lett.) pny the band struck up. and pls) “Hail Columbia’’ and “Yankee Doodle; afver which, “Throe cheers for Frapklin Pierce and the administration,” given by the left with a will. At this juncture the Chairman appeared to be looking round behind his seat for his overcoat; when, seizing the opportunity, ‘Mr. Wiliam Tuowss, Deputy Collector of thia port Jumped upon the rostrum moved, in his assumed Official capacity, three cheers for Gen. Pieree and the tien, to which the satisfied democracy respon as heartily as ever. “I now move, said he, that this meet- ing do adjourn.” @ CHAIRMAN ae at the intruder, seized nim by the shoulders, and pushed bim off the stand, with this accompanying remark— ‘God damn you, get ‘The Collector then pulled the Chairman to the floor by the legs, and at itthey went. The friends of both sides, including all the brothers Wallach, came up to the res- cue, and for some moment there was a lively prospect of aj free fight; but the principals were speedily separated without mutilation, savings black eye and a dam shirt front ortwo The segar smoke completely pon” ged the room, and made the affair as gloomy as a row in Old Tammany. f Quiet being partially restored, there was = movement as if to resume the business of the meeting; when sud- denly the gas lights were extinguished, and the meetia; adjourned—the crowd finding their way out by the aid 8 Jocofoco or two ignited at the door. During the confusion of the evening there were resola- tions adopted, on motion of Mr. Chase, approving the course of the Sentinel, and accordingly after the apjourn- ment, the brasa band proceeded to the houseof Mr Tuck- er, the publisher of the Sentinel; and serenaded him, stop- ing at the White House on their way up, and playing an air or two for the edificatioa of President Pierce. H: did not, however, make any speech in reply. Perhaps it was too late in the evening. Arrived at Mr. Tucker's, Mr. Wendell mace a speech at him, and Mr. Tucher mad a atift oda speech in reply, including some very eulogistic 1o Mesra. Dickinson, Bronson, and O’Cocor, and finally closed by invicing the party to some refresaments in- side. dowa from Now, whatever may be said of the folly of this demon- stration, the parties concerned in it had # right to the un- jurbed use of the hall, which they had engaged for the ening, and the government elerks, messengees, &o ,who inter ered in the pro:eedings and broke them up througla a conspiraey for the purpose, should be made to under- stand tha: auch offences capuot be tolerated, even by the admini tration. Mr. Clover on Marcy and Van Buren. Mr. Beyyrit— ‘Duar Sir—In your editorial of Monday last, I observe my name mentiored as one of those who sivocated the interests of Mr. Buchanan as a candidate for the Presi- dency, pending the last nomination. It is true that with several gentlemen I exerted myself to the utmost to elevate to the proud position of President of the United States, one of our most pure and able states men, and who but for the interference of « jesuitical friend, might have been our Chief Magistrate. I do not consider myself flattered in having my name Associated in the ame paragraph with one who is noto- riously destitute of political honesty, and had you enzour- aged bis advances in behalf of Mr. Buchanan, and allowed | him to worm bis way into your confidence, you would very soou have been solicited to sbandon trat gentleman's cause and eplist in the rervice of his hypocritical frien 1. About the time to which you allude, a little occurrence took place at the Irving House which shed some light upon the futare movements of Mr. Marcy. At that time, my-elf and others ge him to be asount bunker. In s conversation with him, I observed, that it was believed that the primary object of the friends of John Van Baren was to place him in the United States Senate. He replied with a suppressed air of satisfaction, ‘Ah, they may try to keep John down, but be is like ® eork, do what you will with him, he will rise to the surface '’ From the manrer in which these remarks were made, I came to the conclusion that William L Marcy was @ confirmed bara. burner, and the result has since proved that my opinion formed at that time was correct, us it is well known that a few months prior to the appointment of delegates from this State to the rational ernvextio:, he cast himself headlong into the arms of that faction Where now, I would ask in conclusion, is Sesretary Marcy's cork, and when will he rise to the surface of those polluted waters in which he has for #0 many years bean floundering and gasping for political life aad distinction’ Very rea- the Amazoa. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Naw Yorx, Nov. 12, 1853. Knowing that itema of foreign news are always we!- come im your journal, I forward you « transcript of a portion of a letter received from a friend, dated Ovt. 14, via Panama, per last steamer H+ writes from the port of Gusyaquil, Ecuador; and after speaking of some miaor matters, thus continues :— A week or two ago, for the first time since the Andes were piled up, the habitans of this place were astonish: ed at the sight of a Brazilian man-of-war making her way up the harbor; and, as may beimagined, there was “quite & rensation,” and considerable guessing ay to her mo- tives for such an extraordinary visit. Soms thought one thing, and some thought another, and some didn’t think at all, which includes the larger dass—it bong too mnch trouble, Igive you my notions; and, being » Yaukeo, I “guess”? they will be found correct. You are of course aware of the result of Brazilian diplomacy, or, rather, bri bery, (for no one here believes that the statenmen (?) of Peru are so hopelessly stupid as to allow themselves to be so outrageously swindled as the recent treaty with Bra- zil would indicate,) in the case of the navigation of the Amazon by steam. Well, having been so successful with Peru, she thought to try her hand upon Ecuador, bat with what result is not definitely known. The belief here, however, is that the “plenipotentiary”: went off with a “flea in his ear,’’—in other words, the motives of Brazil were but too evident, and were by no meaas relished; and the fact that the very same hombre who came “double Yankee” over Peru, (Senor Tirado,) having been also sent to negotiate with Eouador, excited suspicion and distrust of the friendly offers of Brazil. Would that the “Old Hickory’ of Ecuador, General Villamil, (now at Washington as minister from this country to the United States,) had been here! He is just the man to maaage such ‘ cute” individuals as Senor Tirado, being skilled in diplomacy, and the very soul of honor and courage—at least nuch is his repute. tion in Guayaquil—besices having a hearty coatemp: for Brazil, on account of tie A nazon His services here at that particular would have keen invaluable to this country. It is to be hoped, however, that Ecaador will take warning from Peru, acd follow the wise, indepenient course of Bolivia, refusing to listen to any propositions so selfish and short-sighted as those which are crampiog the energies ef Peru; for it would v this latter country had been magnetized ay Bri ‘willed to sleep” for thisty yest the period of the steamer contract.) What, in God's vawe, ace the Ca- binet at Washi mm about, that they subuit to this tty trickery of Why does nt the Uaited States force @ passage at once, and take that ng the law of nations, as well as the ‘higher law’ mon sense, undoubtedly gives to the whole worl trade with those who are wil to reciprocate? her t me, or never, before Brazil bas cousuminated her iniquitous design of closing the Amazon to forviga trade, by exclusive treaties with those countries wuich have heretofore desired free navigation. The climate is moat delightful, the soil fertile, while its wealth in precious stones and metals makes Californis and Australia appear actually poverty stricken iv comparison; and having my- self been in fornia, ( speak from personal observation and without exaggeration. It is to be hoped, for the credit of Peru, that she will speedily awake from her tis slumbers and boldly asvert her claim to the birt sht, not only of iadividuals, but of nations, viz : the “right of way,” or free ingress and egress to and from afarm, or from & State, to the great higaway, whether this be a “‘turnpike”’ or an ocean. Having travelled over most of Peru and Ecuador, I know that the popular sentiment is strongly ani deter- minecly in favor of the free navigation of the Amazon, ‘and that those goveraments are only waiting for “ail and comfort’? on the part of the United States, to a-sert Practically their just privileges. Brazil, by her intrigues, ss heretofore kept the repablics of the upper Auuson at loggerheads, well knowicg that tablish free navigati ir united action would at ones pa with all creation, Now, however, however muc at vaciance they may ba on other eubjecta, they are agreed on this, viz.: a3 s00n as the United States gcvernment takes action in the matter, they are both willing and ready. ‘on may think my language rather harsh toward Bra- zil; but even ss private individual I feel provoked to think that so large and wealthy an empire as is Brazil should take advantage of her position, meanly to try to check the growth and prosperity of those young and en. terprising 7 publics, aud that, too, withou; any advan tage to herself. Such insatiable hoggishnesa (I can find no more appropriate word) should merit the scorn and detestation of the whole world. ‘So mote it be!’” Should anything further transpire about the brilliant Braziliian diplemacy at this place, I will keep you advised, ) RS. Our Boston Correspondence. Bostox, Nov 15, 1353. Reformers—Correction. The election of yesterday did not draw out so fall a vote as was expected, but it drew out « number sufi ciently large to prevent the adoption of the new consti- tution—as, for conrenien se sake, we wiil call it, though it is now old enough to be dead and buried—beneath o mountain of slain. Everybody has been ¢isappointd, the whigs most of all, who had no hope of doing anything until after the commencement of the Irish Catholic move- ment, the “ rating” of some eminent free soilers and the issuing of Cashing’s ukase. Those three things eoa- tribated to the defeat of the proposal of the new constitu. tion, but in very unequal degrees, The Irish movement, ditected by the priests, took not less than six thousaod Votes from the new constitation, and placed them on the side of the old; yet, so well manag-d waa the trick, that up to about the 8th of November the coalitionists could not be made to believe that there was anything in it, They have now found, to their cost, that there was a great dealin it. The Irish are persuaded that they are soon to have control of Bostou, and they prefer not to have the city cut up, so that the six senators and torty- four reprerentatives shall be theirs. The new constitu- tion provided for the cutiing up of the city into districts, and this they, or rather their father confessors, did not it may be bat to siax at last, perhaps forever, pectfully and truly yours, Piwis'?: clove Inaugural Address of Governor Johnson, of Georgia. Herschel V. Johnson, the uewly elected Governor ef Georgia, was installed into office oa the 9th inst., on which occasion he celivered a short but very able ad- dress. The following extract fiom {t in relation to the general government, will be found full of meaning and determination :— The relation between the genersi and State govern- ments peints out the rie of strict construction of the Covstiiution of the United States, as the polar star for the one, whilst the nature of the federal compact indi cates, with equal clearness, the duty of obedience on the part of the other, to constitutional laws. It is the perfection of American statexmanship to comprehend fully this nicely adjusted relation. It is the perfection of American patrictiem to demand that both shall move in taeir respective orbits; for it is the only mode of per- petus ting the Union and Proverving. at the same time, the reserved rights of the States [ts effects willever be fraternity, harmony and prosperity, throughout the entire limite of the republic. To the Southern States the observance of this rule is especially important. The institution of domestic al aliar to them. It is a part of their social, political structure. It is recognized and protected by the constitution. It must not be touched by federal encroachment The agitation and heart burning of the past must certainly so far an Georgia is coucerned; for in aeqi escing in the Compromise measures of 1850, she has dis. tinetly put the federal government snd its sathorities upon terms, She bas said, it murt be a Gaal settlement; that agitation must cease; that the Fugitive Slave law must be faithfully executed. She has said it, and she intends to stand by her oath. American Gentus. List of Patents issued from the United States Patent Office, for the week ending Nov. 15, 1853—each bearing that date:— Frastus B. Bigelow, of Boston, Masa, for improvement in looms for weaving fine fabrica Jno. Gledhill, of New York, N. Y., for improvement in power looms. Henry P. M. Birkinbine, of Puiladelphia, Pa., for sup- plemental valve to the equilibrium pipe of the Cornish = james Brown, of New York, N. ¥., for improvement in erreoty pe apparatu Chas. . Bulkley, of New York, N. Y., for improvement in electro mages annunciators. Joseph D. Elliot, of Leicester, Mass., for machine for dressing staver. Franklin Frait, of Jefferson City, Mo., for improved chuck for cutting barrel beads, Bapford Gilbert, of Pittsburg, Pa., for improvements in propellers. ‘eonard Gilson, of Brighton, Mass., for machine for dressing circular sash, &e. Danie) H. Hovey, of Kilborn, Ohio, for improvement in machines for creasing straps of Jeather. Jos. Leeds, of Philadelphia, Pa., for improvements in veutilators. a Wm. & Wm. H. Lewis, of New York, N Y., for improv- e¢ coatirg box for daguerreotype plates, Sergius P. Lyon, of Farmington, Mich., for improve- ment in self-a sting dampers for air tight stoves. Wm. Henry Muntz, of Norton, Mass., for improved pad- dle wheel. Gee. Pbillips, of Philadelphia, F seed planting cultivators. ‘Timothy Randlett, of Enfield, N. H., for improvement iu mop heada, Robert Sinclair, Jr. and Richard F. Mayeard, of Bal- timore, Md., for improvement in feed rollers of stri caters, Jobn St. Jas. M. and Hosea Q. Thompson, of Holder ners, N. H., for improved machine for trimming soles of Tots and ehoos. Wm. Hi. Towers, of Philadelphia, Pa., for hot air re gisters, Wr. Townshend, of Hinsdale, Mass., for improvement in looraa, Joua'ban E. Warner, of Bosten, Mass., for machines for fini: hing the en’ s of rtaves Henry Waterman, of Hadson, N Y , for improvementin saiety valves for locomotive engines. Jonat ian White, cf Antrim, N, H., for improvement in upiting shovel blades to handl+ straps. Honea H. Grover, of North Cohocten, N. Y., for im- provement in rotary churns. fran HH. Branson, of Fredericksburg, Va., aasignor to Fraoklin Slaughter, of same place, for machine for dressing crocked timber, Kx iHUmH.— Are'ua A. Wilder, of Detroit, Mich., tor im- e ., for improvement in provement in planing machines, Patented Deo. 21, 1862; ante-dated July 17, 1852; re-issued Nor, 16, 1853 like. Hence the enormons vote in Boston inst the new constitution, at least 3.600 of which came from yoters of foreign birth. In Lowell, Caarlestown, Cam- bridge, Waltham, and several other places, coming un- der the head of cities and large towns, not less than 2 500 foreign votes went the same way; al taken from ths de. mocratic side, or recertly “ground out’? through the process of naturalization. There sre many Irish voters scattered over the state working on farms, on railroa ts, in families aa * help:,” in factories, in small towne, &c, who probably swelled the Irish vote adversely to the con: stitution to at least 9,000, cr 4 000 at least abvve the ma- jority that there is against it. Thxs much for the eifest of the Inish Catholic element, which was not dreamed ef ce the result until it was too late to vil, Tc@ majority ia the ¢ mventioa were such fools as to place something in conasction with the constitution— the provision with reference to sectarian schools—which rous+d up the prejudices of the Irish,who have paid back what trey believed to be an insalt, and feared would be an injury, with an amount of uw urious interest that would have gladdened'the heart of Shylock himself. Yet, if the provision referredto had been left entirely off, the whigs would probably have appealed to the prejudices cf our Protestant population, amd defeated the reformers in that way. The ratting of Palfrey and Adams is estimated to have damaged the new cons‘itution some :wo thousand v by free soilers themarlves, Icaonot say how sesura: this statement is, but it does not atrika mo as being at exaggerated. As to Cusning’s ukese, it huct the new con- stitution i this way: it paralyzed some two or three hua- dred democratic working politicians, part of whom h had their genius ‘‘crusbed out’ by the utase, os they are in office; and a> hundreds of men, if not thoaranda, were mot ‘brought out’? You know whit influence three or four active men hase ins town, ia the way of getting out a full vote. Still, I think, that tne entire da- vo the constitution by Cushing's interereace in the matter cannot be estimated at above two thousand. He did not hurt his old friends, however by speaking through the Washington Union in favor of the new coastitution, which amendment to his ukase was published oere on Saturday last. This set the hunke’s of all sorts against the measure, woo had serious ideas of going over t» the support of it. Everything Went ageiost the reformers, and they have been completely laia out, thoagh tus whig vote ia not so large as it was last year The Legisla ‘ure is whiggish by one majority im ths Sy nate, and about sixty in the Jlonse. The H uw wuld still ve secured by the eonlition. had the me obey of tomt organization common «enw, for the various tovas ae almost entirely on thy. ‘ide. But no hopes are enter tained of any such resui. by coalilinvisis, though they do talk of what might be done, but wil aut Let me correct an error into which [fell in my letter of November 6. Mr. Brown, councilor for the Essex district, im our State government of 1852, did mot vote for Gen. Cushing's confirmation as a jaatice «f t.e Supreme court. Be wan importaned te do 90 ‘and almost bored to death by Mr, Cushirg’s friends—to a much greater ex'ent thaa I described in my letter of the 6tb iuet representations that Among other re made to Mr. Beows. to iniuce him to support Mr. ing, was this: That if appointed ‘to office of so exalted # character he would oe better ae to detend the coalition at Washingtun, shoul! a emocrat- je*adminietration sneceed to that of Me Fillmore. Mr. Brown would not lister to any of these representationn, though Mr. Rantoul was the chief person employed in makingtbem. The last time that Mr. Brown saw Me, Rantoul was on an orcasion whin the Inttor gentleman used all bis powers of argument %o get him to support Gen. Curhiag’s nomination. But it was all in vain, Sy averse was Mr. Brown to supp tting Geo, Ca-biug. ‘hat be called for the yeas and nays on the question of his con firmation, so that he might rec rd bis vote agatost him. All the rest of what [atated with respect to the xppoiat met of Mr. Curbing, and his courection with free suilecs in the counci! ia tree , and rois what I said avout hiv endeaw ring to secure the support of Mr. Beowa——bat which that gentleman would not give. My statement was based on what | believed to be good authority, The other facts stated are notorious bere. Mr. Brown is extramely anxious to bave this correction mad«, a# be © msiders that to have voted for Gen. Cusbiog would have disgraced him ; and he would pot nave it believed that he did any thing of the kird, Please do bim the jurtice, and me the favor, to publisb this paragraph. ALGOMA. Accipent on Tae Eure Raitr»an.—The day ex- press traio which left New York oo the Linn inst, at six o'clock, was corspletely demolished xovu' ow mile east of Great Bend, Penn, on the same day. The train, oon sisting of four paseenger cars and ong bagyage car, wi Tupn ng at a rapid rate, and io crogeing x mil! woudeu idge, was thrown from the track and every ov: litersily moan! The arcideut wax caused ny the yiving way of the stringpieces. Several persons wore consiturauly ia jured, but n0 one is considered dangerously hurt. The Election in Mastachusells—Causes of the Defeat of the | Extensive Conflagrations, PARTICULARS oy vas FIRE IN epee, causne- This morning it becomes our duty to record & most ca- lamitous fire. About 3 o’clock the fire bells rung with » dismal The wiiter was early on the spot, and found storehouse and wharf rented by Miller & Bro thes enveloped in flames. The scene was grand and terrific. The flames shot over the water their lurid glare, as if in defiance of its power. It was quite evident t:om the com- meneraees Danes was no hope for the building, a © fire q) »pread to the adj buildings. The wharf and outhouses of the Hon. Joho Hamilton were quickly consumed. At one time hopes were entertaiaed that the fire wou'd cenfine it-elf to this; but soon it spread acro-« the water to Macpherson’s wharf and store- houses, and in a short time destroyedthem. The fire here was furious. I: flung ita forked tongues in anger around and sloft, as if desiring more prey. It soon had it. The myriad of burning shingles falling in every direc- tion, soon ignited the wharves and storehouses of Mr. Hen- dry and Mr. Gildersleeve. These, notwithstandiag the utmost energy of the fire brigade, were soon destroyed. A three-masted schoouer was for a long while in dauger of being burned, Her mizen mast caught at the cross- trees, and soon burnt jthe shrouds and halyards, aod, were it not for the prompt assistance of the steamboat Canada, one of Ford & Maxwell's tug line, she and a num- ber « f barges would have been burned. From the stores of Mr. Hendry and Mr. Gildersleeve the fire spread te the row of stone buildings occupied by Mesara Henry, Mcleod, Watt, and others. These took some while to come down, as were eovered with tin. They were, in fact, left to their fate, as the firemen had to go to other buildings, which, if once on fire. would cause destruction of other wharves and a couple uf blocks. Happily the fire was confined to the space mentioned, though the buildirgs across Ontario street, and on the line of the wharves, were frequently on fire. The fire bas entirely consumed the wharves and storebouses of the Mesers. Miller, the Hon. John Hamilton, Johm Mac- herson, Thomas Hendry, and Mr. Gildersleeve It also stroyed the row of storehouses on the South of Ontario street, already mentioned, besides a number of small tene- ments. Mr. Donoghue’s house was completely destroyed; Mr. Miller’s stands as a miracle in the midst of the burnt district. The Hon. John Hamilton was not insured; lost all his bocks, paper’, &c.; not » Miller is fay insured; Mr. Sconel ; Mr. person is fully inaured; Mr. Hendry is also insured. Gildersleeve 1s not; his loss is over £3,000. In Mr. Macpherson’s large warehouse there was a qnau- tity of powder, some thirty kegs, which were promptly flung into the lake ere the fire caught the building. There was a Jar;e quantity of sugar, flour, ashes, &., in the storehouse all consumed. In Mr. Miller's there waa ge quantity of ruger, tobacco, &c., destroyed. The nt teamer New Fra was at one time in danger. ry freighted with pets for Mr. Carruthezs. irge filled with cord wood, belonging to Melloy, was destroyed, as were some hundred cords of steamboat wood. The insurance offices will suffer heavily. The building oscupied by the Grand Trunk Railway, the Hon. George Markland, id the Commissariat, was only saved by the exertions of the firemen. Had the fire got the destruction wiuld have been terrific. As it is, at the lowest calculation, £160,000 worth of property has been consumed. . DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN ST. LOUIS—LO3S $70,000. (From the St. Louis Intelligencer, Nov. 11.) About 7 o'clock last evening, fire broke out in the mdid block of four story stene front buildings at corner of Spruce street and the Levee, which raged with grea flercenrss, and destroyed nearly the whole block in a very short time. The block comprised three stores, and extended down the river from Spruce. The first, or corner storp, belongs, ordid belong, to Wm. C. Kennett, Esq., but we uoder- stand that he had recertly sold it to Kent & Obear, real estate dealers of this city. The second, or midcle house, belonged to T. Donnelly, of New York, ‘and was occupied Dy Latourette & Co, (Bacon & Byde’s,) oil mill. The third belonged to Henry Chouteau and was occupied by Chouteau & Vaile as a storage house. We could not learn how the fire originated, but it is supposed to have caught in the oil mill) That was the first seen on fire, and it was the chief seat of the con- flagration, as a raturel consequence, from the inflamma- bis patore of its contents and materials. We have never seen an inteaser fire, or a large and va- luable Property more syeedily destroyed. |The heat ex- tended aiong the store walls, and set window frames oa fire several feet from the flames. The willis were thoroughly calcined by the intense heat to which they were subjected, and fell o the F seigives with a great crash. The stores were ninety six feet deep, and the wall which fell in Spruce street, which is very narrow at the place, was entirely filled to depth of several feet by the ruins, The opinion prevails that ne one was buried under the wall. Two persons were burt—Mr. Vantyle, connected with the house of C. F. Hendry, anda German, whoe name we could not learn. Their injuries, we believe, are not « apgerous. The loases by the fire are very severe. On the corner house the is an insurance of $4,000—the effice we did net learn. On the middle house, (ia which was Latourette & Co.'s cil mill ) there was an insurance for $5,000 ia ¢ St. Louis Company. Latourette & Co, hadin store 12,000 te 15,000 sushels of flaxseed, ani 6,(00 to 6,000 bushels of castor beans, in bulk, op the seconi, third and fourth floors. They'bad also ‘two cil presses and two engines, Their machinery and fixtures were almost entirely new, and valued at $25 000. Their total loss “is estimated at $i0 000, on which there is insurance for $40,000 certainly -and orobably for $15,000—they eould not inform us positively Inst night. This insurance is distributed amo g the cffi es and Gear of this city—no one having more than $5,¢00 on the whole. FIRE IN RICHMOND—BOY BURNED TO DEATH. (From the Aichmond Whig, Nov. 14.] At atout half past twelve o'clock on Saturday mor thr tubscco factory of Me: srs. Goode & Allen, near T«en ty first street, and north of Main, was discovered to be on fire, an so rapid was the prog-e:s of the dames that the building, with its entire contents, were consumed. Mr. Jobn Davix, the overseer, barely escaped with bis life, anda little necro bor, who slept in the factory, per- ished in the codflagration. The bey was asleep in the fecond story, and every effort was made to save him, without avsil, notwithstanding the fact that 8 manen tered the room where be was, ard could hear him ask, “Where am?” Bat the smoke was so dense and suf- focating that he was compel'ed to leave him to his sad fate ani flee for is life. The loss of Messrs Goode & Allen will probably amount to $7,000, upon which there was an insurance inthe Kichmond Fire Association of $3 500. From Messrs. Gooce & Allen’s factory the flames spread rapidly to the north, and set on fire the adjoining factory of Mr. E. A. Smith, situated on the east side of Twenty-first street, between Main and Frauklia, which was likewise entirely consumed. Mr.S was insured in the Richmond Fire Ansoviatien for $5,000. His lost will be beavy. Both the abore buildings were owned by the estate of the late Jobn Enders, but whether insured or not we are unable to say. They sat in the very centre of a nest of wooden buildings, aud the wonder is tha; the destruction of property was not greater. The booy of the usfortunate boy who was burned up, was di, covered on the ground floor on Saturday morning, where it fell a'ter the upper floors were bared up. it was difficult to recogni as the body of # human Dering, ite appearance rather that of a piece of burned word than flesh subjected to such an excra siating There were ttiree or four other negroes sleeping factory, +11 of whom escaped except this boy, who, rs. failed to discover the door way. He was about twelve years of age. Sa] Court—Part Second. Betore Hon Judge Puer and « Jury. ACTION FOR KILLING A MAN BY BLASTING ROCKS. Nov 16—Dennis Urimmin Administrator dc., of Cor- nelius Crimmin deceased, va, The Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company —This was an action brough : by the plaintiff, as admiuirtrator of Corpelius Crimmin, deceased, against the cefendanta, for the recovery of damages—limited by the statute to $5,000—for the death of Cornelius Crimmis, by the alieged careless blasting of rocks by the defend: ants, on the 6th day of Jenuary, 1853, on the westerly side of First avenue, betweea recond stieets, in this city. It cen-ed was employed as a laborer, digging and excavating a cellar for Jacob Vanderpool, Jr., on the corner ot Thir- ty firs: street and First avenue, and at the time of the accident was engaged eating bis dianer, in a near by. sbout the middle of the day, when a came through the roof and struck him on the » anc ride from the eects of which ho died the same night leaving three small orphan children, bis wife hav ing died about two months previous. It was alleged by Mr. Shaffer, for the plaintiff, thet the blasting wes negli gently cone, and insieas of ‘being properly covered with Umber looxe stones were which resulted in Geath of the deceared, and for which the defendants were liable, under the statute, to an amount rot exceeding , The ceceanei was about 35 years of age; and the “Carlitle” tables of mortality as to the exp: ctatioas of human life were introduced io evidence by the plaintif’s counsel, by which it was calculates that the deceased had thirty one years more to live. This evidence was iatro- dueed at the suggestion of his honor the Judge, in order to afford the jury ® proper basis for the a sessment of damages, in care they thought the plaintiff entitled to re- cover under the evidence. For the defence, it was contended by Mr. Wm. Curtis Noyes thet the deceased came to his death througa his own negligence ; that be had been warned not to enter the shanty when blast« were being diecharged ; that the company were not the proper defendanta im thi+ action, but simoly the owners of the property where the blasting Yaw bets g carried om j and that if aaybody was reaponsl- dle, it was their agents, who were actually engeged in the biaxtin ‘The court charged that if the jury were of the opinion that the death of Crimmin war to be attributed to the carelessness and neglest of the defendants, and that the accident might have been avoided if properly secured, then the plaintiff was entitled to recov- er—and that the defendants were liable the same an if the act had been committed by them: 4 instead of their agents The court also charged that the jary were bound to confive their verdict to thy astual ps cuniary loss wuich the chiliren had pustained in the Geath of their father ; and that any e1cess would render the verdict Hable to be net aside, ae againat evidence, ‘The Jury this morping rendered a sealed verdict forthe plaiavift ror $2 500, Brooklyn City Intelligence. Suicrion ny TAKING LAUDANUM —Ou Tuesday evening Inst. a ob Dame Newbold or Neighbour, committed sui cide a boarding bouse on the corner of Hicks aod lyoko stents, by taking Jaadanum. He had purchased large viol of the fui in apothecary store. in the vicinity, the day previous, but informed no one of his intentions During the afternoon h4 proceeded to hiv room and cearly emptied the vial of its contents, wheo he thiew himself upon the bed, where he was dicovered sore time afterward, and in a dying condition. Two phy ticions were immediately called iu, and the uausl reme- diex were appiie’ but withont th» Tvast effect, the po'son having already taken too firma helt. A letter was foond ip one of his pocke'# in which he states that hia brother had killed hiroself ins similar manner, about two yrara since and he wished to meet him im the apirlt world; that since he bad gone, he had no cerire to live longer He alo desired that the mode in which he ‘erminate! his existence ahould not be made known to his relatives, who, it i* belived, reside in Germany. He was about thirty five years of age, and without family Mr. On the 27th wlt., an George W Bryant was passing by Rog ers’ tannery. in Atlanta, Ga, abear which juaped v the fence of a neighboring lot, pareusa him, aut having thrown him dows inflicted a severe wound on his loft leg, of which he died on Saturday night. Buospway TixarRe.—Mr. Anderson plays ‘Lear’ for the recond time, this evening, sup by the whole Broad- pany. To-morrow night he takes his farewell Dbeneat ine Julia Dean has been engaged fora nights, she is to appear next Menday e 2 now playing in Boston, rene Nino's THEATKR.—The dashing actrees and charming woman, Madame Anna Thilloa, is to appear this evening for the laut time previous to her departure for California, ‘The Play is Auber’s “Lea Diamans de Ia Corronne’’ done into English Mr. Hudson, Mrs. Maeder, Mr. Leach and Mr. Rae, alse appear. Burton’: TuearRe.—The sterling comedy of “Twelfth Night,’ and the glorious farce ‘To Parents and Guar. @iaus,”’ are announced for this evening. The whole com- pany, including Placide, Burton, Fisher, G. Barrett, Jor- dan, Johnston, Miss Robertson, Mrar Buckland, and’ Mra Burton, appear in three pieces. Navioxat Tukaree.—‘“Uncle Tom’s Cabin’? ia still pro minent on Purdy’s bills. Little Cerdelia Howard’s sing” ing and acting are inuch admired. The play is announced for this evening. WALLack’s THRATRE —Boureicault’s comedy, “Love ani Money,” and the drama formed upon “Bleak House” are announced for this evening. The latter play is announced as having been “revised avd curtailed.”” A new comedy by Bourcicavit is announced to be produced. Amunican Musevm.—Two light and pleasant comedies make up the entertainment for this afternoon, and “Uncle Tom’s Cabin’? is to be played in the evening. Then you can see the giraffes, the barded lady, &e., all for two shillings. M. Franoonr will re-appear at the Hippcdrome this evening, with his magnificent horses Johason and Bayard. The steeple chases charivt, races, &c., &c, will also be given this afternoon and evening. ‘Tux Frrst Granp Concert in America, of M’lle Gabri- elle De la Motte, is to be given this evening, at Niblo’s Com. cert Saloon. Sha is announced as a pupil of Liszt, Pru- dent and Thalberg, and as the ouly 7: who caa num- ber al) of them as her masters. She will be assis'ed by Miss Emma Esmonce, Mr. Joseph Burke, Sigaor Juinto, and Mr. Timm, The programme teoms to be taste‘ully se- lected. Arne Bowsry Crrcvs, this e Madame !ranconi: Mons. Chiarini, Miss E.’Natha: ‘any all th ¢ stars) appear in various exciting and interesting acts of equita tion. Cumisty’s continues to be a most popular place of resort. Songs, dances, glees, instrumental solos, are given every night, and make up's pleasant two hours’ entertalament Woop's Mixstrets, No. 444 Broadway, give one of their clever entertainments to-night. The programme is ful! of pleasant things. Buckuay’s Minsrrsis are going it very strong on the opera ,burle:ques, The last one is ‘‘ Norma,” which is axid to be capital. It is done this evening, at 539 Broad- way. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wallack, Jr., have appeared at the Marylebone theatre, London, in “Macbeth » The London ‘Sunday Times tays:—The house was exceedingly wall Ail- ed, and the dress circle exhibited an of fashion somewhat unusual in a suburban theatre. eral Kos suth was one of the audience, and seemed to take great interest in the progress of the play. The entrance of Macbeth was greeted with prolonged applause. Mr. Wal- lack’s commanding figure ins well calculated to extort ad- miration, and there is @ meaaly digaity in his personation of the brave general returning crowned with victory, which well accords with our ideas of the character in the earlier scenes of the play. It :eemed, however, tha®, like another popular tragedian, the p»ysical predominated over the intellectual elements in the character, and that his declamatory style was better calculated to attract popular than a reflective’auditory. As the play progress- ed, however, the actor rose wit the occasion, anc prov- ed tbat his talent was not confined to mere elocutionary display; in the banquet scene his terror was perfectly na- tural, and inthe sabsequent scenes where his casile is attacked, and he feels nimself totteriag to his fall, succersfully evoked the plauiits of tie audience. The highest praise, however, must be conceded to Mrs. Wal- lack’s Lady Macbeth, which was an almost perfect impsr- sonation of that remorselese woman, who knows no “‘com. punctious visitings of nave.’ Ms. Waliack, who is tall and finely formed, and well fitted to bea partner in her hurbana’s greatness, looked like a beautiful Pythonesa panting for blood, when urging Macbeth to the murder of the King. Her acting when proceeding “to gild the faces Cis tent bio ts! Rd of epee and ber very of t! following passage elicited un- bounded admiration:— “Infrm of purpose! Give me the daggers: the sleeping and the dead Are but as pictures: ‘tis the eye of childhood That fears a painted devil.” It was reservec, however, fer the vision scere at the ban- quet to bring out the finer touches of Mrs. tistic capacity, which is undeniably great, title her to take rank with the best actres-es of the az If we might venture to ee the mauager s hint it woul be to exclude children inarms. The squalling of babies is disagreeable enough at all times and in all places, but it is exceedingly annoying in a theatre during the per- formance of & tragedy. What, for instance, could be more ludricrous than the following scene, which actually occurred on Wedne-day night?— Laity Macbeth—Stand not upon the order of your go'ng, but— (A baby squails in the pit ) Astentorian voice from the boxes—*‘Put out that baby.” (Exsuat. Mr. John Lang, of Calcutta, and Mr. Tom Taylor, of Lordon, wrote a piece which was played a: the opening of the Olympic theatre, Landon, and which was saccess fol The following is an epitome of the plot:—“Plot and Passion” in cne of those pieces de diplomatic which have beccme rather popular in Paris, aud have been equally rvecessful ia Longon in two adaptatioux—"The Ia ties’ Battle” and “The Man of law’ the Olympic and der market,” in both of which Mra Stirling played the part cf a beautiful and clever woman, who, by her natural talemt and finesse, defeate and outmancuvres an old and wary tactitiin, to wkom she is opposed. The machta- vellian genius cf the present piece is Fouche, Duke of Otrauto, (ir. Emery.) the Minister of Police under Na. olkon, who, aided by his ovadjutor, Desmarets, (Mr. F. on.) hes established a complete syntem of espionage threugbont France, by means of secret agents, amongst whom were many beautiful women of rank, who dia not Gi-dain to earn money by the degrading services they ren dered to the minister. The most fascinating and useful of these tyrens, a4 Fouche called them, is the »oung, charm ing Counters de Fontanges, (Mra. Stirling.) whose passion for gambling has brought her completely within the power of her relentless taskm ster. He takes a housead- joining hers, and in the cixguise of an Abbe visits her secretly, by means of a secret door of communication be- tween the houses. A bitter pamphlet which has been written against the police minister, arouses hia anger and be determines that the writer shall feel the full weight of it; but for some time he is unable to find out the wuthor.’ At length he discovers that the offender it Hevri de Neuville (Mr. A, Wigan,) © young hot-headed Creole, whom he causes to be invited to the house of Madame Fontanges, from whence, he is tends to send him directly to the prison at Vincen: es. Henri is, however protecied by Desmarets, who, it seems, has supplied to im the materials respecting Fouche’s life, which he had worked into a pamphlet. To himself from the risk of exposure, Deemareta contrive that Henri shall start for Prague is a carrage prepared fer the Marquis de Ce- ventes, (Mr. Leslie,) & confiden' ial agent of the Duk Fnraged at beitg disappointed ot his prey, Fouche com pels Madame de Fontagnes, under o ,throat of exposing er as a police py, to follow the young man to Prague, and by her blandishments to lure hin beck to Paris. She deya) is, and we fiud her in the second act, after « lapse of three months, residing in a cottage near Prague. She haf fulfilled ber mirsiou so far as that she bas completely enthralled Henri but indoing #0, has hevself felt the power of love for the first time; and as one great passion abso: bs a lesser, she hes entirely relinquished her love for play and yields herself up to the more gent @ influence which Dow sways her heart. Suspicious of her prolonged absence, Feuché ‘despatehes his emi Desmareta to Prague, where be suddenly appears commands Madame de Fontanges to return to Paris, Weshould have mentioned that the creature Desmarets loves Madame de fi ntanges with a repolsive euorgy. that displays itself in a strange combination of obsequious servility and fier-e determina tion. He now renews his suit, and, in the weakness of Dis passion, informs her where certain papers, which would compromixe Foucké with the Emperor, arr con- cenled in his house at Paris. Thither she hastens to secure the papers vhich will place the mintster in her power, and compel bis silence; but her lover, believi she has cloped with @ rival, parsues ber to Paris, ao thus fails into the hands of his powerful enemy. Fras- trated in her design of getting porsession of the papers, she, by ® lucky accident, obtains another document, wiih proves that F uché has been sudeavoring to thwart Napoleon's denigoa to marry the Austrian Princess, This she recretly deapatchor to the Emperor, but, while await- fog ite results, the malignant Deemaret informs he: lover (bacshe isa spy, This revelation produces @ powerful rceve: but eventoaily Herri, overcome by her penitence and her love, forgets her fanits, and clasps her to his torom, Al (he momevt an officer enters trom the Em ceror, requiring Fouevé to deliver up bis portfolio of office, and to retire into the country. The drama, though + mewhat elaborated, maintains » powerful iaterest from hiv first keene to the Laat Bavrat. Murprr m Burrato.—A brutal marder ‘was committed on German street in this city, last satur- dsy evening, the victim beg ® young man name Joseph Bul, son of Geurge Ball, of G-rwan street. It appears that the murderer, whose name is Wel', and who, we believe, ir a joiner by trade, residing on West Tupper street, was ‘cresting some dixturoance at the door of the houxe where Ball's parents reside, when the decensed came out and requested him to leave the spot. Upon this Weis drew a sbarp, long bladed knife ard stabbed young Ballin the pit of the stomach drawing the koife down the abdomen and making a fearful gasa, from which the inteetines protruded ia a frightful man ner Bell shricked in 4 fearful maum.r wien stabbed, snd bis screams of wurder being caught up and re: echoad by two boys who witcesed the fearfal act, imetently alarmed the whole neighborhood. The realy murderer, 9 ho wan partially iotoxicated, was arrest and iknow in jail, Gall, we regret to say, died at three ocloc’ this mirning, alter lingering in great agony all Saturday night aud Sunday.—Bujjulo Advertiser, Nov 14. Jur Crreext Orgrations or THR Treasury DeParrmexr —On the 14th of November, there were of Treasury warrants entered on the books of the Depart- mont For the reéeinption of stocks $162,699 22 For Treasury Department, ex 10 280 42 Yer the Cnstoms,,... 7912 28 For the Sar Department m6 For the Navy Departinen 33,849 00 Yor re-paying for the Navy Departm 4489 18 For the Li terior Department... eee 630 08 For repay in ‘he Interior Department, . £50 35 Covered into the Tronsury from Caxtom 221,902 O1 Covered into the Treaaury from miscellaneous WOMTCOH vere seeees 100 89 A meeting ef Scounoa favorable to. tha formation of Caledon ioatant, in Society was held (A St, Louis on tho 2d A Plea for (From the Cincinnati Koquirer.} expression of their honest sentiments apes. public questions, and they appeal to the people for support upon this. ground. We say neutral or {adependent prints, for they used to take the former appellation until, for some reason, it became unpopular, and Soy then dubbed themselves independents, which, in their opinion is a more taking appellation. We care not by what term they are known, asa “rose will not lose its fragance even if it is talled by another name,” but the fact that it has been necessary to adopt an alias is well worthy of a passing comment. It is very rare that you ree a paper now which calls itself neu- tral. Ob! no; they are all ‘‘independents,” repudia- ting, entirely, the badge of neutrality, which used to be fashionable with that class ot journals. Now we deny that this claim of superior honesty ut forward by the “independent” press, over the Remove numerous class of journals. which are de- nominated party papers, is well founded; on the contrary, we are firmly convinced that it is a moat gross and impudent falsehood. Corrupt aud un principled men are far more likely to be at the head of journals that are under no tie of obligationto a: party or sect, for the very obvious reason that it tk saad rt day A apt n indiv: of that stamp, a at his control, can watch all the atteeen sha sof pablo opinion from his “independent” ped 5 bus be able to catch all the breezes of popularit; oe ances shai ree “inde o1 yr a editor, on the contrary, having principles Pgh guide, must always keep them in view, as the mari- ner does hie compass,which points to the Polar atar; whether they are po; or not h: ‘must adhere to them, and the fortunes of the party with which he is connected, although to do so may be the great- est disadvantage. He may have, it is true, the pleasing conscious- ness of having done his daty- t he has not fal- tered in the support of his poli:ical tenets, and the men with whose success they are identified, even in bod Cay Lesher that tage ort gros extremely gratifying to every right thinking mind, is hantly ae Cae for the pecuaiary lose which his honest fidelity has brought upon htm—which he could have avoided had he been in an independent rare desigoaio, independent pup, pandering ite ignation, independent papers, to all the pone caprices—catering to preju- dices of the masses in certain particulars where ublic opinion gets strongly set—edvocating all the 8 aN ge novelties of the day, whichare likely to have an ephemeral run of popularity on that ac- count, and as soon as the tide turns agalnst them, ing with it; but‘it is rare indeed that one sees their dependence displayed in opposing the general sen- timent of the maases upon any questioa, however notoriously warped it may be by an imperfect ac- quaintance with the facts upon which it is based— and in all things pandering to error instead of en- deavoring to correct it. ‘We are confident that in giving the so-called inde- poe press this character, we shall be sustained y every one who bas the least . fatnil ity or ac- uaintauce with it. Its editors may be “ indepen- ent” of all political principles, of all party organi- zation, but more dependent creatures than ey upea the elightest breath of public favor cannot be imagined. They always endeavor to find out the popular side of a controversy, and array themselvea® upon it, the as ecbag CUE) @ secondary{considerar tion. This want of principle in the independent sheets and popularity-courting disposition, readers them perfect chameleons in the sentiments they ad- vocate, taking one position today and its opposite to-morrow, as interest shali seem to dictate, without apy regard to consistency, for they are “ indepen- dent” of that also, and neutral between truth and falsehood, and yet they are the ones who, if we are to believe them, are such paragons of honesty com- pared with the political press of the country. The reason why they profess to be independent is because they are like a man who is dispozed to lead a loose and immoral Jife, find sound principles exceedingly inconvenient in their vocation. At the head of the independent press of the Union, its great apeg ioe and the fuir exponent of its cha- racter, stands New Yorx Hexa.p, condacted by the notorious James Gordon Bennett, who, by the most discreditable means, has built up a large circulation, and asquired for himself a hand- some pecul ie. The Heraup, like most of the journals of its class, has ated as indepen ient of sound pence of morality as it has of an cal organization, and has owned no al ice to either. The New York Sum, corducted under the auspices of Moses Y. Beach, of New Jersay bauk ce- lebrity, and the Philadelphia Ledger, rank next te the Hera.p in standing in the independent of the press. Will any one seriously pretend that the opinions of those papers upon public questions are more honest, more disiuterested than those of the leading journals of the respective political parties, that they are entitled to more confidence from the community? Taking them as the representatives of their class, will it not be generally conceded that if one was to look for the most corrupt and mercenary sheets belonging to the American press, his attention would be directed to the neutral or independent prints of the land, as the quarter most likely to fur- nish the object of bis search? Party papers may be, and often are, over zealous in the cause which they espouse—may be blinded by prejudice and partisan feeling, but y:' we con- tend their opinions upon controvert»d subjects are more honest ard better en*itled to tle contidence of the publis, than the piratical neutrals and inde- gaan: who will advocate anything that happens cbime in at the moment with the prejudices of the popular masses, and whizh are eonducted not with reference to the interests of a large portion of the people, banded together under # party organiza- tion, but with the sole aim of benefitting eter their publishers. Mammon 1s the flag under whi they sail. The New York Huxavv, a8 we before, is a true representative ot that class of papers, who all, more or less, imitate .ts example. Owing no allegiacce to any party or sect, these indepen- dents or neutrals, duricg seavons of political excite. ment, will prostitute their columus to the nes bidder, and their editors are per ect soldiers of for- tune in every Presidential canvass. And yet these are the sheets. which, if we are to believe their often repeated assertions, the public are to look to for candid and impartial views upoa quea- tions of engrossing and paramount interest to the country. Itis journals of that description that teem with assaults upon the party press, impugaing its character for reliability, aud /arrogate to themselves superior claims to hovesty and disiuterestedness. The position they cccupy toward the great political ties of the country is very analogous to that of the cow boys of the American Revolution, who, enlisting under the banner of neither of the contending regular armies, were ready to att-ck parties of royalists or rebels, as their interests dictated, and who were de- tested by both belligerents for their mercenary cha- racteristics. In this country, with its republican in- stitutions and uent popular elections, almost every man of any degree of intelligence has his par ticular party predelictions; and the editors of sheets roteesing to be neutral or independent are enerally great hypocrites when they hold out such ideas to the world. If they are not swayed by some monetary consideration to the contrary, the cloven hoof of ‘partisanship is very clearly discernible im their columns, and demosracy or whigism is incul- cated under the pretence of neutrality. Some of the most violent partisans of the United States are at the head of the independent preas—so called— and they can no more conceal the fact in their editorial articles than the leopard can change his spots; it is an impossibility. We have yet to learn that a man is athe @ partisan because, in addition, he chooses to he a hypocrite—makiag pro- fessions of freedom from party bias; to which he is no more entitled than the p)ioce of darkness is to the quality of piety. The New York Tr:iune now dis- claims the appellation of party journal; it, too, has become “independent” in its politisal character, but we do not see that it has lost avy of its old whigism by the chapge,—it is a8 obnoxious as ever to the democrats of the country. Is it not euough to excite a leeling of indignation to see these hypocritical, dishonest, mercenary, piratics) prints, ca ling them- selves icdependents, traducing jouroals of a distino- tive political faith, seeking to wexken the confidence of the people in them by boasting of their superior reliability and integrity. United States Circatt Tourt. Before Hon. Judge Nebion and « Jury. Nov. 16.—Zhomas J. G. Ctarl: vs. The Protection Insurance Company.—The plaintifi in this case, as the assignee of Francis Nach, sua the defendand. fer the amount of Policy of insurance effec'ed with them «n the stook of straw goods, rilks ant ribbons, at No. 12 Juhn st est, and, which were destroyed by fire on the 17th Novembor, 1847. The loss was esiimated at about $10 800, and for which, h was insured with defendants for $5,000, and Jeflerson Inserance Conapany for a like amount. jefendants it was contended that they were not reapen for the loss, because ihe assufed increased the risk beyoud the scope cf the policy, ani that, the premines were rendered more hazar ous by baing ocou- ied as a dwelling. They alxo contend that by « clause n the poliey no action is sustainably unless eam within twelve months after the fire, and the’ twelve monthe having elaprod b.fore the commencement of this suit the asured is concluded. Several witnesses were ea led to prove the fire and the amound of gyds de- od Mr. Nash was also examiged as to the amount 1 deponed that he had no knowledge of how tha fire originated Supreme Court ~In Ganmbers, tefore Hon, Judge Panonda, Nov 16.—homas Nicholls wi hts oy P. my ree children, a boy and a girl were byonght up on iboas cow pus, and {hele ens ody alaimed by their father, tho plain- till, pending the iesue of » snit for divorce, which he haw inst uted sgainet hie wife, the defendant, Mr. ftmond Blankuan appeared for the plaintitf, and contended for his tight to have the ebidven The court made aa order that the motner war to have the custody of the child-en, pending the euits inet the father was to have tho privilege of visiting them three times a week, and plone, if be re- uired it, and the court enjoined the methor from takiag the children out of thds State, b